Dahl Dahls argument n What couldnt the Framers
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Dahl
Dahl’s argument n What couldn’t the Framers know? What did they get wrong? n How is the Constitution undemocratic? n What is his take-home message?
Dahl’s argument n The Constitution is not a sacred text n Our system does not live up to modern democratic standards n Our system of government is no better than other democratic systems
Other democratic systems aren’t like ours! Other systems are? n Unitary, not federal n
Federal Unitary Austria Costa Rica Australia Denmark Canada Finland Germany France Switzerland Iceland Belgium Ireland United States Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Sweden United Kingdom
Other democratic systems aren’t like ours! Other systems are: n Unitary, not federal n Unicameral (not bicameral) legislatures n
Bicameral Unicameral Australia Costa Rica Germany Denmark Switzerland Finland United States France Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Sweden United Kingdom Belgium Austria
Other democratic systems aren’t like ours! Other systems are: n Unitary, not federal n Unicameral (not bicameral) legislatures n No judicial review n – Except USA, Canada, Germany
Other democratic systems aren’t like ours! Other systems are: n Unitary, not federal n Unicameral (not bicameral) legislatures n No judicial review n Parliamentary not separated system n – USA the only separated system
Other democratic systems aren’t like ours! Other systems are: n Unitary, not federal n Unicameral (not bicameral) legislatures n No judicial review n Parliamentary not separated system n PR not Plurality n
Plurality vs. Proportional Representation PLURALITY n Just need one more vote than next candidate to win a seat in legislature PR n n n Favors two parties Party gets seats in legislature proportional to the percent of the vote it received Favors multiple parties
Our democracy is no better (or worse? ) than other democracies Stability n Individual rights n Responsiveness n Fairness to losers n Effectiveness? n
- Robert dahl demokrati kriterier
- You couldnt have
- You couldnt
- Teleological argument vs ontological argument
- Why did the framers create a bicameral legislature
- Framers wanted
- How does the constitution guard against tyranny
- La scatola di dahl
- The landlady roald dahl analysis
- Grandma from the witches
- Fun facts about roald dahl
- Roald dahl early life
- Pinter v dahl